Bio

Fareed Al Marzouqi

Al Marzouqi was on the AFC Elite referee list. He took charge of many a qualifier and group stage match and of the final of the AFC u17 Cup in 2006.

FIFA career

from 2000 until the end of 2010 when he had to quit because of his age.

Did you know

ELITE

In 2006 the Australian FA lodged a complaint with the Asian Football Confederation about Fareed Ali Mohamed Al Marzouqi and his appointment. They were displeased with the appointment of a Middle Eastern referee for their match against Bahrain. The Australians alleged that Al Marzouqi tolerated too much of the Bahrainis especially their time wasting. They said they saw the fourth official coming out of the opposition dressing room at half-time.
Still the Australians won 2-0. So why the fuss...